So many thoughts. I’ll share just one: Thank you, Sherrod Brown, for being the honorable public servant who makes your family proud, always.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
Connie Schultz
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Columnist, novelist, j-prof. NYT bestselling novel, The Daughters of Erietown. Next novel: Because You Asked. On Substack at Hopefully Yours. I’m with Sherrod. https://connieschultz.substack.com/
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If my child or parent was among the 18 dead, I would lose my mind over this
Happy Father’s Day to every man who has loved a child. If you are struggling, may this day land gently. Photo: Sherrod with our first grandchild, Clayton, who graduated from high school earlier this month.
Shortly after we boarded a recent flight home, a fellow Ohioan handed this card to Sherrod and offered words of encouragement. These moments of kindness mean so much, particularly in this campaign season. We meet good people everywhere.
This raid is an alarming & desperate move by GOP. Only 1 reason this administration’s FBI would attempt to intimidate & suppress OH voters. What a full-frontal attack on the millions of Ohioans who are ready to reject efforts to inflict additional harm on them. www.statenews.org/government-p...
Ohio voting rights group says it was raided by the FBI
A board member for the group says the FBI came to the organization's Cleveland office yesterday.
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Trump welcoming a women's sports national champion to the White House vs. how you're supposed to welcome a women's sports national champion to the White House
Very good to see this from Senator Reed. "If these reports are accurate, Secretary Hegseth’s decision to remove four decorated officers from a promotion list after having been selected by their peers for their merit and performance is not only outrageous, it would be illegal."
Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 4mo agoI served in the Pentagon. Surely, surely Chairs and Ranking Members of Senate and House Armed Services Committees will take action here. What's reported here is a gross stain on America and damaging to the armed services. It also fits a pattern with SecDef Hegseth. Have we no shame. Gift link:
Oh good. A tutorial right now from former Fox employee Hegseth on how to do journalism.
Rep Jason Crow (D-CO): “I went to war three times for this country and learned that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, working class folks pay the price. The tough talk of a five-time draft dodger falls flat for Americans tired of military adventurism”
Let’s please resist sharing the racist image posted by the current president of the United States. And let us remember that we are allies in the fight for justice always, or not at all. We must condemn this, loudly and without equivocation. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Trump Posts Video Portraying Obamas as Apes
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A perfect start to my day. Congratulations, Thrity Umrigar. Your new novel, Missing Sam, is a gift for our weary souls.
Lady Gaga summons the grace and power of Mr. Rogers. youtu.be/gMFQmOBO6D4
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? | Lady Gaga
YouTube video by Lady Gaga
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To quote Bovino from yesterday’s news conference, he made a “choice.” And out he goes. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
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Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.
Ali Velsi @velshi.com and the @ms.now team are doing an outstanding job with breaking news coverage of this horrendous scene in Minneapolis.
On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.
Every day, in multiple and despicable ways, the Trump administration is lying to us. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying
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My mother raised me to know this version of God’s work. Bear witness, speak out, and do all that we can to fight injustice. religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
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My Lord, this rudderless rant by the Embarrassment in Chief.
She smiles at the man who shoots her and says she isn't mad at him. Clearly initiates the effort to leave when the aggressive agents arrive. The question now (not that this was in question) isn't who's telling the truth. It's when DHS had this video and knew that what they were saying was a lie.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7mo ago🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific. They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him. Stop the lies.
Jan. 6, 2021: Sherrod leaving for D.C. at 5:09 a.m. No amount of presidential pardons & shameful attempts to rewrite history will change what I remember about the violence on our Capitol that day. For nearly 45 minutes, we could not determine Sherrod’s whereabouts, or whether he was even alive.
Sometimes, I run out of walk before I run out of worry. Still, I’m grateful for the view. What’s on your mind this evening?
Gift link, as I encourage you to read this in its entirety. We have work to do, fellow Americans. We are up to the challenge, if we choose to be. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
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May 2026 surprise you in the kindest ways. On we go, friends and kind strangers.
